Improved coupling for wheel-fellies



acHENEY.

Felly-Plate for WheeIs.

' N0.-1o5,9o4. Patented Aug. 2, 1870.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHANDLER CHENEY, OF MILFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR CF ONE-HALF `TO WM. NASH, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVED COUPLING FOR WHEEL-FELLIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1055.904., dated vAugust 2, 1870; antedated July 27, 1870.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHANDLER CHENEY, of Milford, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Attachment for the Purpose of Strengthening aWheel- Felly,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the shape and construction of a metallic clamp placed at the point'where the fellyjoins, provided it does not join at the point where a spoke enters, to

n strengthen it and to hold the ends together.

from underneathshowing the shape ofthe under side, e. The ends c c are the ends of the arms projecting beyond the bottom.

Fig. 4 is a view of my device, looking at it from above, showing` the shape ofthe top. e e are parts of the bottom in view.

Fig. 3 is a view of my` device, looking at it Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the felly with the attachment fastened to it. s shows the point where the two pieces join.

Fig. 6 is a section of my device. c is an arm; b, the top; d andf, the sides, and e the bottom.

Fig. 7.is-a section of the felly without the attachment. lc is the place into which the thick part of the piece between the t-wo arms c c rests. I is the place into which one end of the bottom c rests. 4

I am aware that I have applied for a patent on an invention to be used as an attachment described.

CHANDLER CHENEY..

Witnesses:

ELIAS WHITNEY, J. LYMAN ELLsWoR'rH. 

